Field Guide to Mold & Health Issues

(Updated September 2008) (The information on this page is provided by the National Association of Realtor at Realtor.com)

In 2001, a family in Texas won $32.1 million (later reduced to an amount kept confidential) in a case involving extensive mold damage to their home. Even Erin Brockovich, Michael Jordan, Bianca Jagger and Ed McMahon have experienced mold contamination in their houses. The Governor of North Carolina had to move out of the mold-infested Governor’s Mansion in August 2005. Mold is a health risk for children, adults and even pets. Learn how to avoid mold, how to eliminate mold once it is discovered and the health effects of mold in these articles, book, websites and web videos. (A. Siudzinski, Senior Information Specialist)

This information guide, created by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), is a quick reference useful for agents to help answers from prospective homeowners and tenants about mold that agents should not attempt to answer on their own.

Order online or by calling NAR’s Information Central at 1-800-874-6500.

This information guide, created by the Environmental Protection Agency, educates consumers with a mold problem about why mold develops in the home, general recommendations for removing it and ways to prevent it from returning.

Order online or by calling NAR’s Information Central at 1-800-874-6500.

eBooks & Other Resources

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Books, Videos, Research Reports & More

The resources below are available for loan through Information Central. Up to three books, tapes, CDs and/or DVDs can be borrowed for 30 days from the Library for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Central at 800.874.6500 for assistance.

Field Guides & More

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